Scuba Find! Two Sand Colored Blue Spotted Rays Interacting in Malaysia

It was so exciting to see not one but two spotted rays hanging out in the sandy banks by a wreck dive.
Dive Site: Mabul, Sabah, Malaysia
Date: February 2023
Camera: Gopro Hero 8 Black
Fun Facts about blue spotted sting rays:
- Its mouth, which is located on its underside, has food crushing plates that are designed to crush its victim. The ray can capture its prey by pinning it down with its wing-like fins or by scooping up those that hide in the sand.
- The bright colors serve as a warning to its enemies for the ray’s poisonous nature. The ray has very poisonous spines at the base of its extremely long tail. The barbs or spines are two different sizes, one being very large and the other a medium-sized barb.
- They use electroreception to help locate prey, picking up on subtle temperature differences and electrical fields generated by other animals in the sand.
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